Soria Moria Hotell on Holmenkollen hosts conferences, kick-offs, dinners and weddings in two settings: the hotel itself, with 23 meeting rooms, and Askeladdens Hus, a log house of nearly 1,200 square meters that one group rents alone, for 25 to 90 people. Guests sleep in the hotel and walk to the house through a tunnel cut into the rock. The site is 15 to 20 minutes by car from central Oslo.
Seminars and company events
The hotel describes itself as one of Oslo's leading conference hotels. It has 23 meeting rooms with different layouts, from small workshops to large conferences, and a main hall, Storesal, of 260 square meters with views over the Oslofjord. Rooms have daylight, equipment for hybrid meetings and a fixed conference host who acts as the single contact. Team-building activities, such as winter games, biathlon, zipline and kayaking, are organized with Bull Aktiv. The hotel can also be rented in full.
Askeladdens Hus suits groups of 25 to 86 and is used for executive meetings, leadership programs and course series. One group at a time has the building, with its own hosts, waiters and cooks. The largest room, Andersnatten, takes up to 90 people in cinema layout, and four group rooms, including Kragerø, have screens and meeting equipment and are included in the rental. Screen, projector, sound and Wi-Fi are provided.
Weddings and receptions
Weddings are held at Askeladdens Hus for 40 to 86 guests, one wedding at a time. Access starts at 2 p.m. on the day, the ceremony takes place from 2:30 p.m. under an arch on the lawn or on the terrace, the aperitif is served in Trollhallen and dinner in Eventyrsalen, which then becomes the dance floor. A wedding planner, who is also one of the sommeliers, follows the couple from the first visit. Guests stay at the hotel at reduced room rates. The house also hosts anniversaries and company Christmas parties.
Rooms and capacities
The house has Trollhallen, a high room with a fireplace for receptions, Eventyrsalen, the dining hall, a bar and lounge with a terrace exit, and a wine cellar where up to 12 people can taste wine. Over 160 reproductions and one original by Theodor Kittelsen hang on the walls. It has its own kitchen, restaurant and bar.
Accommodation
The hotel history page states that the hotel received 156 renovated rooms in 2013. Most rooms have large windows over the fjord and forest and Jensen beds. Breakfast buffet is always included, and guests have a gym open from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. The new spa area has a heated indoor pool, a large sauna with a panoramic window and a cold shower.
Catering
Meals for groups at Askeladdens Hus are served in Eventyrsalen, from the house kitchen, and a wine cellar is available. The hotel restaurant serves a Sunday buffet from 3 to 6 p.m., and a private room is available there for celebrations.
History and setting
Voksenkollen Sanatorium opened on the site in 1900, drawn by architect Ole Sverre, and burned in 1919. The current hotel opened in 1983 as the conference center of the Norwegian Medical Association, and Askeladdens Hus was completed in 2003. The name comes from the fairy tale castle Soria Moria, painted by Theodor Kittelsen in 1900.
Getting there
The hotel is at Voksenkollveien 60. From central Oslo it takes 15 to 20 minutes by car, or about 35 minutes on metro line 1 to Voksenkollen, then 800 meters on foot. From Gardermoen, take the airport train to Oslo S and then line 1. Parking is on site, with 12 electric charging points.
